Sodium chloride, also known as common salt, table salt c, or halite, is a chemical compound, with the formula NaCl.
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Salt is used as a flavor enhancer and is also used to preserve food. If you have to much salt or to little salt in your diet, it can lead to muscle cramps, dizziness, or even an electrolyte disturbance, which can cause severe, even fatal, neurological problems. Salt can also harm your circulatory system. Sodium which is in salt is found in every cell in your body.
The top ten foods with salt are:
Dehydrated onion soup mix (1 packet): 3,132 milligrams
Seasoned bread crumbs (1 cup): 2,111 milligrams
Spaghetti sauce (1 cup): 1,203 milligrams
Canned chicken noodle soup (1 cup): 1,106 milligrams
Frozen turkey and gravy (5 ounces): 787 milligrams
Canned cream-style corn (1 cup): 730 milligrams
Teriyaki sauce (1 tablespoon): 690 milligrams
Vegetable juice cocktail (1 cup): 653 milligrams
Beef or pork salami (2 slices): 604 milligrams
Canned jalapeno peppers (1/4 cup, solids and liquids): 434 milligrams
EXTRA SALT INFORMATION:
Every cell of your body contains salt - an adult human body contains about 250 grammes to maintain the normal volume of blood and digest food
Salt is used in manufacturing an estimated 14,000 products
Salt was used to preserve Egyptian mummies
In many cultures, salt plays a vital part in religious ritual, symbolising purity
Salt is a mineral that almost everyone in the world consumes
Until relatively recently, salt bars were the standard currency of Ethiopia
In old Japanese theatres, salt was sprinkled on to the stage before each performance to prevent evil spirits from casting a spell on the actors
In Arab countries, if you ate another man's salt, you could not harm him in any way whilst in his home, and he would not harm you
Salt is used to removed traces of water from aviation fuel after it is purified
Sodium chloride, also known as common salt, table salt c, or halite, is a chemical compound, with the formula NaCl.
Salt is used as a flavor enhancer and is also used to preserve food. If you have to much salt or to little salt in your diet, it can lead to muscle cramps, dizziness, or even an electrolyte disturbance, which can cause severe, even fatal, neurological problems. Salt can also harm your circulatory system. Sodium which is in salt is found in every cell in your body.
The top ten foods with salt are:
Dehydrated onion soup mix (1 packet): 3,132 milligrams
Seasoned bread crumbs (1 cup): 2,111 milligrams
Spaghetti sauce (1 cup): 1,203 milligrams
Canned chicken noodle soup (1 cup): 1,106 milligrams
Frozen turkey and gravy (5 ounces): 787 milligrams
Canned cream-style corn (1 cup): 730 milligrams
Teriyaki sauce (1 tablespoon): 690 milligrams
Vegetable juice cocktail (1 cup): 653 milligrams
Beef or pork salami (2 slices): 604 milligrams
Canned jalapeno peppers (1/4 cup, solids and liquids): 434 milligrams
EXTRA SALT INFORMATION:
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